During the second annual Maxo Joseph Excellence in Direct Care Awards, MAB Community Services awarded $50,000 to our direct care staff in recognition of their excellence and dedication. The award rec ognizes staff who work hard to support their co-workers and do their best to partner with family members, medical providers, and state agency coordinators. They go above and beyond to help participants live the life they want and strive for the highest quality in everything they do. Looking for a Rewarding Career? Work for Us. MAB Community Services provides residential and individual supports, transitional assistance, and vocational programming for individuals with developmental disabilities or brain injuries in Greater Boston and Central Massachusetts. Join our team as we do good by helping others APPLY TODAY https://bit.ly/MABCareers www.mabcommunity.org MAB Community Services Honors Excellence in Direct Care and Awards $50,000 MAB proudly recognizes our 11 winners and all 26 finalists and nominees. $10,000 Awards Oscar Hernandez-Brookline Oscar loves his job. He has so much empathy for the participants and is ded icated to making their lives as great as possible. He is always eager to take them out for activities in the community, for walks, to ball games or church. Marie Jocelyn-Watertown Marie is totally dedicated. She treats the participants like family. She has great skills and communicates well with all the guardians. The families rave about the incredible Marie provides to their loved ones $5,000 Awards Mobalaj Akinleye (BJ) - Hyde Park BJ takes tremendous pride in his work. He's smart and very good with the participants. When they are short statled, he's always willing to come in and cover other shifts. He takes excellent care of everyone Daniel Eastwood-Dedham Daniel is someone who's respected and derives satisfaction and meaning from his work. He makes extra efforts to make sure the participants spend time with their families and do other activities that they enjoy the most Lucky Omorodion-Hyde Park Lucky is lowed by all the start and participants. He never complain and great to work with Lucky is happy to work with anyone. He makes the home a great place to live and work Armetra Simmons-Dedham Anmetra is very passionate about her work. When the home fint experienced a COVIO out she was the only one not afraid to come in and work. Her willingness to take care of the participants despite the risks was to special $2,000 Awards Kimberly Allen-Dedham Kimberly in very attentive to the participants' needs. She encourage them to pursue their favorite activities. The family members love her. They are reassured hearing their loved ones speak fondly about Kimberly Chertel Douglas-Belmont Chertel always goes above and beyond to enrich the lives of the participants, all of whom are older and intelectually disabled. She saw that one of the participants loved playing bingo and taught him how to play other games with numbers Chigozie Daniel Iwuchukwu-Newton Daniel cares deeply about the well-being of the participants. He stayed at the hospital with a gentleman during the final 20 hours of his life to make sure be was surrounded by people he knew and loved Mary Jacques-Roslindale Mary has a great sense of humor, works hard, and is a joy to work with She is always willing to step up to provide leadership and work extra shifts when needed. She helps the team members get along when there's a difference in opinion. She is also triendly with the neighboring creat Osayomwanbor Kennedy Omoruy-Canton Kennedy has wonderful relationships with the participants. He's the one they trust. During COVID, Kennedy went above and beyond to help coordinate belehealth sessions with occupational therapists and physical therapists through the VA MAB Community Services During the second annual Maxo Joseph Excellence in Direct Care Awards , MAB Community Services awarded $ 50,000 to our direct care staff in recognition of their excellence and dedication . The award rec ognizes staff who work hard to support their co - workers and do their best to partner with family members , medical providers , and state agency coordinators . They go above and beyond to help participants live the life they want and strive for the highest quality in everything they do . Looking for a Rewarding Career ? Work for Us . MAB Community Services provides residential and individual supports , transitional assistance , and vocational programming for individuals with developmental disabilities or brain injuries in Greater Boston and Central Massachusetts . Join our team as we do good by helping others APPLY TODAY https://bit.ly/MABCareers www.mabcommunity.org MAB Community Services Honors Excellence in Direct Care and Awards $ 50,000 MAB proudly recognizes our 11 winners and all 26 finalists and nominees . $ 10,000 Awards Oscar Hernandez - Brookline Oscar loves his job . He has so much empathy for the participants and is ded icated to making their lives as great as possible . He is always eager to take them out for activities in the community , for walks , to ball games or church . Marie Jocelyn - Watertown Marie is totally dedicated . She treats the participants like family . She has great skills and communicates well with all the guardians . The families rave about the incredible Marie provides to their loved ones $ 5,000 Awards Mobalaj Akinleye ( BJ ) - Hyde Park BJ takes tremendous pride in his work . He's smart and very good with the participants . When they are short statled , he's always willing to come in and cover other shifts . He takes excellent care of everyone Daniel Eastwood - Dedham Daniel is someone who's respected and derives satisfaction and meaning from his work . He makes extra efforts to make sure the participants spend time with their families and do other activities that they enjoy the most Lucky Omorodion - Hyde Park Lucky is lowed by all the start and participants . He never complain and great to work with Lucky is happy to work with anyone . He makes the home a great place to live and work Armetra Simmons - Dedham Anmetra is very passionate about her work . When the home fint experienced a COVIO out she was the only one not afraid to come in and work . Her willingness to take care of the participants despite the risks was to special $ 2,000 Awards Kimberly Allen - Dedham Kimberly in very attentive to the participants ' needs . She encourage them to pursue their favorite activities . The family members love her . They are reassured hearing their loved ones speak fondly about Kimberly Chertel Douglas - Belmont Chertel always goes above and beyond to enrich the lives of the participants , all of whom are older and intelectually disabled . She saw that one of the participants loved playing bingo and taught him how to play other games with numbers Chigozie Daniel Iwuchukwu - Newton Daniel cares deeply about the well - being of the participants . He stayed at the hospital with a gentleman during the final 20 hours of his life to make sure be was surrounded by people he knew and loved Mary Jacques - Roslindale Mary has a great sense of humor , works hard , and is a joy to work with She is always willing to step up to provide leadership and work extra shifts when needed . She helps the team members get along when there's a difference in opinion . She is also triendly with the neighboring creat Osayomwanbor Kennedy Omoruy - Canton Kennedy has wonderful relationships with the participants . He's the one they trust . During COVID , Kennedy went above and beyond to help coordinate belehealth sessions with occupational therapists and physical therapists through the VA MAB Community Services